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Calibre’s T3 Hardtail mountain bike lineup continues the brand’s tradition of producing proper, good value mountain bikes, with good quality components where it counts. The T3 lineup consists of the T3 27, which has 27.5 inch wheels and the T3 29, which is a 29er.
Both bikes come with the kinds of standards and components you’d be looking for on bikes of a much higher price point. These are frames you can live with and upgrade as you progress, and build specs that will let you enjoy riding and develop good habits and techniques.
Head to Singletrackworld.com for more info, or to https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre to buy.
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Hi, I'm Hannah, welcome to Singletrack World. I'm here to present to you the Line T3 Hardtail
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mountain bike range from Calibre. If you're familiar with the brand, you'll know that Calibre has a great reputation for
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producing proper, good value mountain bikes with great quality components where it counts
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All too often, budget mountain bikes are plagued by poor quality frames that won't live beyond
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the life of the low-level components that they come with. You get narrow rims, quick release
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axles, slippery tyres, brakes that need your whole hand to pull you to a stop. There's none of that
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here with the Line T3. The T3 lineup consists of the T3 27, which has 27.5 inch wheels
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and the T3 29, which is a 29er. The components are the same between the two bikes, they just
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differ on the wheel size and the geometry of the frame. The only other difference on spec is that
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the T3 27 comes with SRAM Level T brakes, while the T3 29 has a slightly more powerful SRAM Guide
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T version. Both will allow you to do one finger braking, no two finger handfuls of brakes to haul
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on here. So all you need to do is choose which bike is right for you. Let's look at some of the details
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This is the SRAM NX 11-speed rear derailleur, mated with a Sunrace 11-42 cassette with a 32
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chainring up front. You get a Calibre own brand crank, but it's a proper 104 BCD on a threaded BB
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None of that square taper or Isis bottom bracket standard that you so often get on a bike at this
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price point. What you've got here is a modern drivetrain that's ready to be upgraded as you
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live with the bike. Up front you've got a RockShox FS Recon RL fork with 140mm of travel
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This is proper trail bike territory. Adding further comfort are the 2.6 inch Maxxis Recon tyres. These will be fast rolling and grippy
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on hard pack surfaces like you'll find in trail centres or perhaps your local jump spot
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Boost spacing wheels with wide rims, again proper mountain bike standards that you'll find
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on much pricier bikes. Whether you're speeding down the trail on the T3 29 or jibbing and
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tricking on the T3 27, the geometry should give you loads of confidence. Both frames have low
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standover, meaning it's easy to move around on the bike or bail if you have to. They've got modern
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long reach numbers, 450mm in this Medium, 495mm in this XL T3 29. The T3 27 is slightly shorter
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but still totally up to date reach numbers for that agile riding position. Head angles are 65
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degrees on the T3 27 and 65.5 on the T3 29. The seat tube angle is 75 degrees on both, giving you
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an efficient pedalling position to get up those hills or along the road to your favourite jumps
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The frames have bosses under the top tube in addition to the water bottle bosses on the down
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tube. This means that when you're out and about you've got somewhere to stash an inner tube
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multi-tool, maybe even a jacket as well as a bottle of water. You also get 125mm
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KS Rage I dropper post. It's internally routed, again all proper standards
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Calibre wants mountain biking to be accessible to all and these bikes are designed to give a high
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quality ride experience without a high price tag. It's about getting out there and having fun on a
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bike that isn't compromised by component choices. The bikes come in four sizes small, medium, large
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and extra large catering for riders from five foot through to six foot six. So which of these two
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bikes is right for you? T3 29 is designed for those who want to cover the ground and go fast
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So if you like to do laps of red trails or get out there and explore the woods
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this could be the bike for you. On the other hand the T3 27 has been designed for agility
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definitely with one eye on those for whom t-box, turndowns, superman and sui's as part of the lingo
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The T3 27 is the bikes for the gibbers and trick throwers. If you're watching this and you're a
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parent like me wondering whether these could be a great bike for your teenager then you'd be right
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The line range is designed to be durable as well as affordable making it a great entry point for a
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first adult mountain bike. Whether you're a teenager leaving the kids bikes behind or an
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adult just getting into riding, it's great to see a brand putting access to mountain biking at the
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top of its agenda and coming up with proper bikes with proper components that'll give you
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a great trail riding experience and encourage skills development. The Caliber line range is available from Go Outdoors where of course if you get a membership card you can get a fairly significant discount on all products
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The T3 29 has an RRP of £1,300 and the T3 27 is £1,200
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However get yourself a membership card and you can expect to get £200 off those prices
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you
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